HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE get the all clear in US
It looks like the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE have done enough to satisfy US customs, as they have now been granted access to America.We reported earlier this month that both handsets were delayed in the...
View ArticleNokia Lumia 610 officially released in the UK
The Nokia Lumia 610 has been officially launched in the UK and brings a budget friendly, smartphone experience to the masses.Available from the first week in June, the Lumia 610 is Nokia's most...
View ArticleExclusive: Samsung Music Hub coming to Windows Phone
Samsung had told TechRadar it's looking to push its Music Hub across multiple platforms in its quest to become a big player in the mobile music arena.Tae Geun Kim, group leader in Samsung's contents...
View ArticlePost Office announces contactless payment plans
The Post Office has revealed that it will introduce contactless payments at every branch across the UK.All 11,500 locations will be fitted with the payment terminals, allowing patrons to settle up...
View ArticleEverything Everywhere phone sellers to become 'highly trained specialist agents'
Everything Everywhere, the owner of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, is retraining its staff to become mobile operating system experts.The network has formed a new development academy where workers will...
View ArticleOmnivision brings 1080p to front-facing cameras with new chip
OmniVision announced a new image sensor chip that could make you look a lot better on your next smartphone or tablet video chat.While the OV2722 chip doesn't have a catchy name, it does offer a...
View ArticleIn Depth: Project Glass: what you need to know
When Google unveiled Project Glass, the tech world instantly fell into two camps. Camp one was excited: we're living in the sci-fi future! Camp two, though, wasn't so happy. It's vapourware! some said,...
View ArticleVodafone Smart 2 - £70 for your first Android smartphone
Another player has entered the budget Android market, in the shape of the Vodafone Smart II.This dinky little handset follows in the footsteps of the original Vodafone Smart, released last year, but...
View ArticleOrange San Diego announced – powerful performance for £200
Although it was a phone we saw back in February, we've now got an Orange San Diego UK release date and price - and it looks like kind of a big deal.The phone, originally released under the pseudonym of...
View ArticleApple granted patent for portable iTunes user interface
Thursday is a big day for Apple, and more specifically its portable iTunes user interface, which was just granted patent number 8188357 by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.The patent win in...
View ArticleZTE teases 6.2mm thin Athena smartphone
Chinese manufacturer ZTE may set a new record for thinnest smartphone with its newly teased device codenamed Athena.Measuring at a depth of just 6.2mm thick, Athena boasts the slimmest smartphone...
View ArticleExpert predicts Facebook will buy Nokia to make the 'FacePhone' by next year
Like a "deleted" Facebook account, rumors of a Facebook phone - or "FacePhone" - persist.The latest guess regarding the social giant's supposed efforts to create their own official Facebook smartphone...
View ArticleRIM cleared to use BBM name
Some good news at last for RIM - the troubled BlackBerry maker has been granted permission to use the name BBM for its instant messaging service.Blackberry Messenger has been known as BBM for some time...
View ArticleNew iPhone 5 specs 'outed' – is it enough power?
We may have heard some of the iPhone 5's early specs if a new leak is to be believed.We may not know the release date of Apple's newest smartphone, but according to a leak from 9to5Mac the new handset...
View ArticleRumor claims iPhone headed for Boost Mobile in September
Cricket Wireless may have scored a coup this week by being the first to offer a prepaid iPhone in the U.S., but their party may get crashed. A new report claims Boost Mobile will also get the handset...
View ArticleJudge in Oracle-Google trial says APIs can't be copyrighted
The judge in Oracle's copyright and patent suit against Google's Android OS ruled that the allegedly infringing Java APIs can not be copyrighted. Therefore, Oracle has no case.Judge William Alsup, who...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless launches Viewdini video search app on Android LTE phones
Verizon Wireless unleashed its latest addition to Android phones with the Viewdini video search app.The Viewdini app hopes to make it easier for users to parse through the multitude of streaming video...
View ArticleGoogle lashes out at Microsoft, Nokia over alleged patent trolling
Google filed a regulatory complaint with the European Commission accusing Microsoft and Nokia of using their arsenal of mobile patents to raise costs to consumers.Google alleges that Microsoft and...
View Article7.1% of Android users have now tasted Ice Cream Sandwich
As of June 1, the reach of the latest Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, has more than doubled in two months time.According to a post on Google's Android Developers website, Ice Cream Sandwich (otherwise...
View ArticleData-only plans are "inevitable" in two years says AT&T CEO
In a statement Friday at an investor conference in New York, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that he believes cellular communication will go exclusively to data transfers in as little as two...
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